Human rights
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations
United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question how its reforms to universal credit are in line with human rights standards
I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
I know all too well what it means when men like Donald Trump say that torture works
If democracies like the UK stay silent on torture, dictators everywhere celebrate, writes Kolbassia Haoussou of Freedom from Torture
Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Mental Health Bill leaves ‘dangerous gaps’ which could threaten our human rights
Flaws in the new Mental Health Bill emphasise the need to hold private healthcare companies accountable, writes Dr Thomas Peck, a lecturer in medical law and ethics at Lancaster University
What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
What really happens in China’s so-called ‘re-education’ camps: ‘There was suffering and violence’
We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means
We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here’s what it means
Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
Israel’s aid blockade is pushing people in Gaza to the brink of survival. It must be lifted – now
Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: ‘The trumpet felt like an Uzi’
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
UK’s ‘cruel’ benefits system is ‘ruining lives’ and ‘violating human rights’, Amnesty report finds
Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
Labour wants to use ‘Minority Report’ AI to predict murder. This could have chilling consequences
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
The UN’s damning verdict on UK poverty must inspire us to force change
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
UN calls on Labour to increase benefits and scrap two-child limit in UK poverty crisis warning
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
‘Dictators die, the people live on’: What Syria’s revolution means for those who fled Assad’s regime
‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
‘Shameful’ Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It’s a ‘moment of great danger’ for human rights
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK’s food bank crisis
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Amazonian activist Nemonte Nenquimo on a life under threat and people’s ignorance to the rainforest
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
Healthcare for trans youth is a human right – it should matter to us all
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
My family faced hell on earth in Gaza. Leaving was their only option for survival
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
DWP faces ‘outrage’ and ‘paranoia’ if it continues plans to ‘spy’ on bank accounts
Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
Tens of thousand sign petition against DWP plan to snoop on benefit claimants’ bank accounts
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
‘I urinated myself in the opticians’: UK’s public toilet crisis makes disabled people feel like ‘prisoners’
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
Brassic FM: How 90s rave crackdowns foreshadowed attacks on our right to protest
Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Pride marches, football matches, and vigils: The ordinary activities that could get caught up in the government’s new slow walking crackdown
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
Voter ID: Everything you need to know about how to vote in May’s elections, and the controversies
A disabled woman has been left without a toilet or shower for months by her healthcare provider
